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DOCKET NO.: FCI-2646/C3159US 


PATENT >^<^^^ 



IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 


In Re Application of: 
Daniel M. Massey, et al. 
Serial No.: 10/044,717 
Filing Date: January 11, 2002 
For: FLOATING CONNECTOR CLIP 


Assistant Commissioner for Patents 
Washington, D.C. 20231 

Dear Sir: 


Confirmation No.: 
Group Art Unit: 2874 
Examiner: Not Yet Assigned 


DATE OF DEPOSIT; 


I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PAPER IS BEING 
DEPOSITED WITH THE UNITED STATES POSTAL 
SERVICE AS FIRST CLASS MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, 
ON THE DATE INDICATED ABOVE AND IS 
ADDRESSED TO THE C^MISSIONER OF PATENTS 
AND TRADEMA^S JW^iJlJffGTON, DC 2023 1 . 



REGISTRa/iONNO.: 42,560 


INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT 


Pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.56 and in accordance with 37 CFR §§ 1.97-1.98, information 
relating to the above-identified application is hereby disclosed. Inclusion of information in 
this statement is not to be construed as an admission that this information is material as that 
term is defined in 37 CFR § 1.56(b). 

1^ In accordance with § 1.97(b), since this Information Disclosure Statement is 
being filed either within three months of the filing date of the above-identified 
application, within three months of the date of entry into the national stage of 
the above identified application as set forth in § 1.491, before the mailing date 


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of a first Office Action on the merits of the above-identified application, or 
before the mailing date of a first Office Action after the filing of request for 
continued examination under § 1.1 14, no additional fee is required. 
I I In accordance with § 1.1 29(a), this Information Disclosure Statement is being 
filed in connection with Q the first or □ second After Final Submission, 
therefore: 

I I Certification in Accordance with § 1.97(e) is attached; or 

□ The fee of $180,00 as set forth in § 1 . 17(p) is attached. 

I I In accordance with § 1. 97(c), this Information Disclosure Statement is being 
filed after the period set forth in § 1.97(b) above but before the mailing date of 
either a Final Action under § 1.1 13 or a Notice of Allowance under § 1.31 1, or 
before an action that otherwise closes prosecution in the application, therefore: 
I I Certification in Accordance with § 1.97(e) is attached; 

or 

□ The fee of $180.00 as set forth in § 1 . 1 7(p) is attached. 

I I In accordance with § 1.97(d), this Information Disclosure Statement is being 
filed after the mailing date of either a Final Action under § 1.1 13 or a Notice 
of Allowance vmder § 1.311 but before, or simultaneously with, the payment 
of the Issue Fee, therefore included are: Certification in Accordance with § 
1.97(e); and the submission fee of $180.00 as set forth in § 1.1 7(p). 


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PATENT 


^ Copies of each of the references hsted on the attached Form PTO-1449 are 
enclosed herewith. 

r~| Copies of references Usted on the attached Form PTO-1449 are enclosed 
herewith 
EXCEPT THAT: 

I I In view of the voluminous nature of references [list as appropriate], 
and the likelihood that these references are available to the Examiner, 
copies are not enclosed herewith. 

I I In accordance with § 1.98(d), copies of the following references listed 
on the attached Form PTO-1449 are not enclosed herewith because 
they were previously cited by or submitted to the U.S. Patent and 
Trademark Office in patent application(s) for which a claim for priority 
imder 35 U.S.C.§ 120 have been made in the instant application: 

I I Copies of references [list as appropriate] listed on the attached Form 
PTO-1449 were previously cited by or submitted to the Patent and 
Trademark Office in prior application Serial No. , filed 
I I If any of the foregoing publications are not available to the 
Examiner, Applicant will endeavor to supply copies at the 
Examiner's request. 


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Creation date: 12-24-2003 

Indexing Officer: HNGUYEN13 - HIEU NGUYEN 

Team: OIPEBackFilelndexing 

Dossier: 10044717 


Legal Date: 05-16-2003 


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Total number of pages: 6 
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